Today’s “Do a Pick” game features the following:
- Julia in her nurse’s costume (medical nurse career)
- Twist Christie in her swimsuit (lifeguard career)
- Ruffles ‘N Swirls vintage dress (Broadway dancer career)
What’s the story behind this game?
When I was a kid, whenever it was playtime with dolls, we would lay out all our dolls and their clothing items. Then we would “do a pick.”
That’s where you take turns picking which doll or dolls you’ll play with and which outfits or accessories you’ll get to play with. Your playtime companion would take a turn picking her dolls, clothes, and accessories too.
My #DoApick shorts on My YouTube Channel are a blast from the past! They let you choose from retro dolls and their clothing items and/or accessories, while imagining a fun playtime adventure from a bygone era.
Join the fun! Leave your “pick” in the comments!
At the end of today’s Do-a-Pick #Shorts video, I mentioned my classes on the Creative Spark Online Learning Platform. To learn how you can design your own doll clothes, please click here.
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She wants a steady job as a nurse and can just go out dancing to show off her moves.
Oh, so you want to have your cake and eat it too, huh? I see… 🎂 😉
I followed links for fun and my this is an expensive pick!! I love the dress though!! So professional dancer for my vote!
Is it? My cousin had this dress when we were kids, and I had the nurse’s outfit. I didn’t realize they were now pretty spendy items for modern collectors!
Well I’m not one to judge lol I was learning to drive when gas was 25 cents a gallon. I collect used dolls and don’t care what they are worth.
Well thanks for playing! I really enjoy hearing everyone’s responses to the game. It sends me to my “happy place!”
And I think I took Driver’s Ed in 1980 or something. I don’t remember what gas cost back then, but I do remember what dolls I had in my collection in 1980: Dusty, Marie Osmond, Ballerina Barbie, Malibu Barbie, Ken, and the Wizard of Oz Dorothy and Good Witch dolls. — Oh! and Superstar Barbie. I think she’s the one doll I still own today from my original dolls.
Even though I was driving, I still had Barbies, and I would sew for them and sell the doll clothes. I do remember what I charged for my handmade doll clothes in 1980 — $1 per outfit!
Seeing and using your wonderful patterns and participation on your website is a happy place for me. ❤️